Even though the EMV deadline has been extended, retailers need to continue with their migration procedures By NACS Online Recently, American Express, MasterCard and Visa announced an extension for gasoline stations to upgrade to EMV standards, pushing back the October 2017 deadline to October 2020. But retailers shouldn’t interpret that to mean they can ignore…
The compliance date will now move to the enforcement date of May 5, 2017 NACS Online Buckling to pressure brought by NACS and other allies, FDA announced late Friday that it would be issuing a new rule to move the menu-labeling compliance date to the enforcement date of May 5, 2017. Once this new rule…
The OPEC production deal has sent gasoline prices on an upward spike By NACS Online After relatively low gasoline prices across the country, pump prices are increasing as the cost of oil rises after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to keep production at its current levels, UPI reports. OPEC had previously agreed…
The latest NACS Convenience Matters podcast looks at tank corrosion By NACS Online A 2016 report issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Underground Storage Tanks found that many diesel fuel retailers have experienced excessive corrosion in their systems and that many more may not even know they have a problem. In…
Amazon Go, opening early next year, to offer meal kits, essentials BY Jon Springer Amazon on Monday announced details of an ambitious new brick-and-mortar convenience store, to be known as Amazon Go, which it said would offer consumers grocery essentials, convenience items and prepared foods-to-go without requiring them to check out. The 1,800-square-foot store, located…
Former New York City mayor commits $360 million to raise tobacco taxes and other tobacco control initiatives NACS ONLINE With cigarette use declining globally, former New York City mayor and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is deepening his campaign to fight tobacco use in the developing world, writes the Wall Street Journal. Bloomberg is committing $360 million…
Sales have been lackluster for lottery games customers can play while filling up their cars By NACS Online Last January, the North Carolina Education Lottery helped c-stores make it more convenient for customers to play Cash 5, Mega Millions and Powerball by adding an option to play the lottery at the pump, News & Observer…
Drinking at home outperforms on-premise occasions across all groups By NACS Online Although drinks of choice differed among generations, consumers from millennials to seniors continue to indulge in beer, wine and spirit products with regular frequency at home and on premise. This regularity creates an immense opportunity for beverage alcohol manufacturers to engage with shoppers…
The case involves several New York businesses that want to inform customers that using a credit card costs more NACS ONLINE A New York hair salon that wanted to let customers know they would be charged more for paying with plastic has taken its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, Stateline reports. Expressions Hair Design…
The card company has changed the U.S. domestic EMV activation deadline for automated fuel dispensers until 2020 NACS ONLINE Visa Inc. has delayed its deadline for installing EMV chip-card readers in U.S. gasoline pumps after retailer discussions made clear that they would not have enough time to complete the multibillion-dollar upgrades, reports Bloomberg. According to…